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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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