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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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