MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally free
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 many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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