MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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