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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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