MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly 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 several
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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