MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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