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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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