MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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