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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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