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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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