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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally 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 quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
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
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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