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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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