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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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