MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly 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
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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