MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
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 massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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