MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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 Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
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 MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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