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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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