MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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