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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOCs?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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