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
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Thailand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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