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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
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 business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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