MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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