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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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