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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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