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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
digital education technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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