MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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