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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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