MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students 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
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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