MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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