MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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