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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
typically 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 several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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