MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
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