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.
Learn more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are empowering
learners
all over 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
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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