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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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