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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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