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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
blended learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Macau to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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