MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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