MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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