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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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