MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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