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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly 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 a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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