MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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