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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
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 MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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