MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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