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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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