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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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