MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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