MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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