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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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