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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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