MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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