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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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