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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
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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