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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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