MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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