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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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