MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
typically 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
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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