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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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