MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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