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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
