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.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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