MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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