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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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