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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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