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
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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