MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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