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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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