MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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