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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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