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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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