MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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