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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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