MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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 several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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