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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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