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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly 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.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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