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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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