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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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