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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models 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 we
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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