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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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