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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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