MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
elearning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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