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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
almost always 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 many
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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