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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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