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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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