MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
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
edited collection
that
explores
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online education make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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