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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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