MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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