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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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