MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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