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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners 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 a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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