MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally 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 numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mauritania to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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