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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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