MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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