MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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