MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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