MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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