MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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