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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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