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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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