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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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