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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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