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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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