MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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