MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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