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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
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
organizations like
Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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