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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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