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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
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 lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified 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 business models are being used by
institutions like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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