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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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