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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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