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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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