MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally 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 a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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