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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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