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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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