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.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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