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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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