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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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