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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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