MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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