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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants 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.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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