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.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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