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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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