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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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