MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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