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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also considers 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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