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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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