MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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