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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners 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 several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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