MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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