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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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