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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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