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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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