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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations 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 educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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