MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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