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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes 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
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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