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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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