MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
generally 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 several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
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