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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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