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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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