MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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