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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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