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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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