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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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