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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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