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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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