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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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