MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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