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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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