MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
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