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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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