MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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