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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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