MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students 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
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
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
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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