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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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