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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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