MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different 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 in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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