MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners 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
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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