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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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