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.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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