MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses 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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