MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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