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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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