MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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