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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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