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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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