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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOCs are
ordinarily 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 several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers 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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