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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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