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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
normally 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 many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belgium to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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