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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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