MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners 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.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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