MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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