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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers 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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