MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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