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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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