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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
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
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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