MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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