MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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