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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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