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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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