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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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