MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
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
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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