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.
Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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