MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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 a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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