MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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