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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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