MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
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
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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