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
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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