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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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