MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
ventures.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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