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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
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