MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
mostly 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 a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also analyzes 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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