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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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