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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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