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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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