MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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