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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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