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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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