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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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