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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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