MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
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
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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