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.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models 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 teachers
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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