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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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