MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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