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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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