MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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