MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
almost always 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 a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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