MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
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 a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yemen to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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