MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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