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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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