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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
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 organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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