MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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