MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students 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 a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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