MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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