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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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