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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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