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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Jamaica to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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