MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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