MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
typically 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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