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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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