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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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