MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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