MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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