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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally 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 several
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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