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.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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