MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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