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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important 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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