MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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