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.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning enable
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also addresses 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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