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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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