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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies 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 stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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