MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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