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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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