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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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