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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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