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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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