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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
almost always 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 a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brunei to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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