MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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