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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually 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 many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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