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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in 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 massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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