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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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