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
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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