MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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