MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online education are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
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
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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