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.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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