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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
distance learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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