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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key 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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