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.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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