MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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