MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Argentina to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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