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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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