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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
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
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Azerbaijan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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