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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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