MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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