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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning enable
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores 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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