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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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