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
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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