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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily 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
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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