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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Utah to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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