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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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