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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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