MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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