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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators 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 massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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