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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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