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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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