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 is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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