MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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