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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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