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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
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 MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates 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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