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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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