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 is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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