MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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