MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology enable
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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