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.
Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants 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
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure 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 assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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