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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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