MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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