MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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