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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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