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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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