MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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