MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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