MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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