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.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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