MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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