MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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