MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students 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
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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