MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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