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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
key 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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