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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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