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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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