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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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