MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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