MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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