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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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