MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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