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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
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.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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