MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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