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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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