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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
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 quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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