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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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