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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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