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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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