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
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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