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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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