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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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