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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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