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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies 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 optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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