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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies 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 institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
open education
ventures.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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