MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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