MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
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
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key 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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