MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students 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.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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