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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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