MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners 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 quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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