MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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