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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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