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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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