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 is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students 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
blended learning institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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