MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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