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.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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