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.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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