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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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