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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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