MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online education make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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