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.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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