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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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