MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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