MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
researches
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
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.
These massively open online courses are
customarily 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 several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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