MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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