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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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