MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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