MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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