MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers 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 strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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