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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can teachers
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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