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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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