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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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