MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly 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
topics that
elearning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
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
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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