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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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