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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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