MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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