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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part 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 courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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