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.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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