MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines 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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