MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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