MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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