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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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