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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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