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 this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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