MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
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 quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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