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 is a
book
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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