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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 education institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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