MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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