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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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