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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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