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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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