MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally 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 quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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