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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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