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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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