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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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