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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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