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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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