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.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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