MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Poland to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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