MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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