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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students 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
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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