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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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