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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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