MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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