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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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