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 the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are enabling
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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