MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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