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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
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 classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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