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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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