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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
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.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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