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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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