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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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