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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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