MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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