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.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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