MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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