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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with 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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