MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews 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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