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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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