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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
generally free
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
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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