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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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