MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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