MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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