MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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