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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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