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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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