MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
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 in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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