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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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