MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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