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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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