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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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