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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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