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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
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 many
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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