MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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