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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
distance learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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