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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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