MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates 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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