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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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