MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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