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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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