MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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