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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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