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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
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
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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