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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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