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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
digital education technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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