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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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