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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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