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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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