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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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