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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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