MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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