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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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