MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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