MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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