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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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