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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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