MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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