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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online education are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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