MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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