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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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