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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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