MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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