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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
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