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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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