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.
Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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