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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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