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
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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