MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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