MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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