MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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