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.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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