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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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