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.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers 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 strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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