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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
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