MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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