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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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