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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly 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
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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