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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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