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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
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