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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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