MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
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
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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