MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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