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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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