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
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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