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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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