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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
elearning are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily 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 quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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