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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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