MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
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 a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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