MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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