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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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