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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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