MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
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