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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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