MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
instructors 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 original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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