MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students 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
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Togo to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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