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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
mostly 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 quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Romania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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