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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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