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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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