MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee 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 massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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