MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
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
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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