MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macedonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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