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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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