MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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