MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
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.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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