MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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 massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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