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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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