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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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