MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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