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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students 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 many
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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