MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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