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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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