MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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