MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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