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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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