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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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