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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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