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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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