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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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