MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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