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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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