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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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