MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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