MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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