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.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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