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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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