MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
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
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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