MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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