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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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