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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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