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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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