MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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