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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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