MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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