MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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