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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning enable
students
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with 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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