MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning enable
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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