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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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