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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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