MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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