MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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