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.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always 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 lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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