MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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