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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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