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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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