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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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