MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses 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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