MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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