MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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