MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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