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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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